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    M.P.E.C. 1994-P04                                Issued 1994 Aug. 3, 12:16 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
              MARSDEN@CFA or WILLIAMS@CFA (.HARVARD.EDU, .SPAN or .BITNET)
    
                                        1994 LX
    
    Precovered by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring at a Delta-T of -0.95 days
    from the orbit on MPEC 1994-O04.
    
    Additional observations:
         J94L00X   1977 08 10.45307 18 53 15.79 -43 03 55.8          16.5 V      413
         J94L00X   1977 08 10.51557 18 53 05.69 -43 05 27.2                      413
         J94L00X  C1994 07 15.69809 20 06 20.30 -27 20 09.4          16.0 V      360
         J94L00X  C1994 07 15.70087 20 06 19.86 -27 20 16.6                      360
         J94L00X  C1994 07 26.74170 19 35 21.83 -35 01 02.9                      413
         J94L00X  C1994 07 26.74376 19 35 21.46 -35 01 07.5                      413
    
    Observer details:
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers S. B. Tritton, R. H. McNaught,
        G. J. Garradd.  Measurers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  U.K. Schmidt,
        1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1994 LX
    Id. R. H. McNaught (1977 observations)
    Epoch 1994 Sept. 5.0 TT = JDT 2449600.5                 Williams
    M 245.23156              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.69563498     Peri.  349.02741     -0.21558105     -0.80050093
    a   1.2614841      Node   111.34647     +0.93521007     -0.33400062
    e   0.3463871      Incl.   36.89902     +0.28090380     +0.49763626
    P   1.42           H   15.0           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    770810 413  0.5+  0.1-    940705 675 (0.4+  2.8-)   940715 360  0.3+  0.3-
    770810 413  0.5-  0.1+    940707 675 (1.3+  7.0-)   940715 360  0.3+  0.3-
    940615 691  0.1+  0.2+    940707 675 (0.6+  5.9-)   940715 587  0.6+  0.2-
    940615 691  0.4+  0.6+    940712 360  0.1+  0.3+    940715 587  0.3-  0.0
    940615 691  0.5+  0.4+    940712 360  0.1+  0.2+    940715 587  0.6+  1.7-
    940616 691  1.4+  0.3-    940713 046  0.2-  0.3-    940725 413  0.3-  0.3+
    940616 691  1.8-  1.1-    940713 046  0.1+  0.2+    940725 413  0.2-  0.3+
    940616 691  1.1-  0.4+    940713 046  0.0   0.3+    940726 413  0.4-  0.2+
    940705 675 (0.7+  3.0-)   940713 046  0.1+  0.3+    940726 413  0.4-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    1994 LX                  a,e,i = 1.26, 0.35, 37                  q = 0.8245
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1994 07 27    19 34.61   -35 11.0    0.654    1.647   160.7    11.8    15.9
    1994 08 06    19 05.25   -40 50.4    0.688    1.626   145.0    21.0    16.3
    1994 08 16    18 40.00   -44 52.4    0.745    1.602   130.7    28.6    16.6
    1994 08 26    18 22.41   -47 33.6    0.817    1.574   118.5    34.4    17.0
    1994 09 05    18 13.48   -49 21.6    0.896    1.542   108.0    38.4    17.2
    1994 09 15    18 12.80   -50 38.0    0.974    1.507    99.1    41.2    17.5
    1994 09 25    18 19.25   -51 35.6    1.049    1.469    91.4    43.0    17.6
    1994 10 05    18 31.81   -52 19.6    1.114    1.427    84.7    44.3    17.7
    1994 10 15    18 49.68   -52 51.1    1.169    1.382    78.8    45.1    17.8
    1994 10 25    19 12.17   -53 08.3    1.211    1.334    73.7    45.7    17.8
    1994 11 04    19 38.73   -53 07.1    1.237    1.283    69.3    46.3    17.8
    1994 11 14    20 08.87   -52 42.3    1.248    1.230    65.5    47.1    17.7
    1994 11 24    20 41.93   -51 47.1    1.241    1.175    62.4    48.1    17.6
    
    Gareth V. Williams                                            M.P.E.C. 1994-P04
    

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